Contrast

July 13th Contrast

13th, Concert, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Indie, July 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , ,

ContrastContrast

Music

  1. X-Machina – Stoat Hall
  2. X-Machina – Gods From The Sky
  3. Childe Roland – Discover An Evil Fetish
  4. Great Plains – Length of Growth 1981-89 (vol. 1)
  5. Great Plains – Length of Growth 1981-89 (vol. 2)
  6. Great Plains – Slaves To Rock N Roll
  7. Great Plains – Corn Flakes
  8. Great Plains – Live at WFMU
  9. Great Plains – Live At The Electric Banana, Pittsburgh, 1985

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Fave corner

July 6th Fave corner

6th, Architecture, Date, Days, Dream Pop, FMS Photo A Day, Folk, Indie, July 2025, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Streetart, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fave cornerFave corner

Music

  1. Present Electric – Present Electric
  2. Present Electric – The Continuous Monument
  3. Present Electric – Where Success Means More
  4. Present Electric – In Two Moods
  5. Present Electric – It’s Happening
  6. The Milky Baskets – Native Lands EP
  7. The Milky Baskets – B​ ​sides & Rarities
  8. The Milky Baskets – Paisley Shirts Are In
  9. The Milky Baskets – American Folk Ballads
  10. The Milky Baskets – Infinite Gifts EP
  11. The Milky Baskets – How I Learned to Stop Complaining and Love the Fog

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My mood in object form

29th June My mood in object form

29th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Portraiture, Psychedelia, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , ,

My mood in object formMy mood in object form… well it had to be didn’t is. Cash in the spotlight points today in preparation for planned camera.  Most of it arrives today, some batteries on Wednesday.  Bit of a bizarre day, lazy start, cold still evident but slightly less knackered than I have been.  Light shop, coffee with C, S and R.  Pasta planned for tea.

Planning a GR III bit of a replacement job for the GR IIID.

Purchase

  1. Batteries x 5
  2. 256GB SD Card
  3. Lens Cap
  4. Camera Case
  5. Paracord Wrist Strap
  6. Molle Bag
  7. Tabletop Tripod

Music

  1. The Third Mind – The Third Mind
  2. The Third Mind – Live Mind
  3. The Third Mind – The Third Mind 2
  4. The Third Mind – East West (Tchad Blake Remix)
  5. The Soft Boys – I Wanna Destroy You / Near The Soft Boys
  6. The Mayflies USA – Kickless Kids
  7. The Mayflies USA – Live at Yep Roc 15 The Mayflies USA
  8. The Mayflies USA – Walking In A Straight Line
  9. The Mayflies USA – The Mayflies USA
  10. Scissor Sisters – Night Work
  11. Scissor Sisters – Ta-Dah

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Too Many Mugs

June 22nd Too many mugs

21st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Punk, Shoegaze, Street Photography, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Too Many MugsToo many mugs, there’s always too many mugs.  Back in for the last early of the week and then we have 4 lates before the bliss of 4 days off.  Ash is away this week so Lib’ll step up.

Jump on the bus and the driver let’s it turn itself off, can’t turn the bugger on again so any chance of a grabbed coffee in Wigan has gone. Bugger…

Music

  1. Papercuts – Baxter’s Bliss EP
  2. Papercuts – Can’t Go Back
  3. Papercuts – Covers
  4. Papercuts – Kathleen Says
  5. Papercuts – Life Among the Savages
  6. Papercuts – Mokingbird
  7. Papercuts – Past Life Regression
  8. Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want
  9. Papercuts – You Can Have What You Want Demos
  10. Papercuts – Parallel Universe Blues
  11. Frankie Rose – Interstellar (extended Reissue)
  12. Frankie Rose – Love As Projection
  13. Frankie Rose – Red Museum
  14. Chime School – Coming To Your Town
  15. The Smashing Times – Bloom
  16. The Smashing Times – Come Along With Me
  17. The Smashing Times – Dreams on Union B/W A Changing Letter
  18. The Smashing Times – Mrs Ladyships and the Cleanerhouse Boys
  19. The Smashing Times – Summer Inside
  20. The Smashing Times – This Sporting Life

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Found it like this

June 15th Found it like this

15th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Sunday, , , , , , , , , ,

Found it like thisFound it like this… after a couple of hours in the oven.  Fathers day apparently, card sent to the ‘rents.  Cal wishes me a happy fathers day and Stephen and Ryan supply beer and chocolate.  C supplies beer.  All of it is much appreciated.

Music

  1. Meme – Blah, Blah, Blah
  2. The Snails – Little Demon
  3. Tracy Bryant – Drag
  4. Tracy Bryant – Parachute / Protect Your Head
  5. Tracy Bryant – Subterranean
  6. Tracy Bryant – Between Us
  7. Tracy Bryant – A Place For Nothing And Everything In Its Place
  8. Tracy Bryant – The Little Things
  9. Tracy Bryant – I’m Not There
  10. Tracy Bryant – S/T
  11. Tracy Bryant & Jeremy Katz – Candy Sky
  12. Jeanines – Demos
  13. Jeanines – Acoustic
  14. Jeanines – Latest Light / After All

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Something suss

May 8th Something suss

8th, Architecture, Date, Days, Electronica, FMS Photo A Day, Funk, Garage, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Punk, Reggae, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Something sussSomething Suss… surveillance culture, me watching you, watching me.  It’s all a bit disconcerting!

Music

  1. Dawn Sev – 55!
  2. Dawn Sev – Tart
  3. The Big Small Boy – Asimov
  4. The Big Small Boy – Time For Sleep
  5. The Big Small Boy – The Watershed
  6. The Big Small Boy – Every Single Both Of Us
  7. The Big Small Boy – Christmas Summer
  8. Lunchbox – Evolver
  9. Peel Dream Magazine – Demos
  10. Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
  11. Peel Dream Magazine – Magic Is Pocketed
  12. Peel Dream Magazine – Rose Main Reading Room
  13. Peel Dream Magazine – Moral Panics
  14. Peel Dream Magazine – Up and Up EP
  15. Peel Dream Magazine – Pad
  16. Peel Dream Magazine – Agitprop Alterna
  17. Dub Narcotic Sound System – Fuck Shit Up

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The Mess I'm Ignoring

June 1st – The Mess I’m Ignoring

1st, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, June 2025, Music, Photos, Sunday, , , , , , , , ,

The Mess I'm IgnoringThe mess I’m ignoring – aka the Marmite pot, which is a gooey mess.  Day is a bit strange, C’s last day off and start to sort the kitchen light with Steven’s aid, once he emerges from his cocoon.

  1. Darren Hayman And His Electric Guitars – Nobody You’d Know
  2. Birdie – Tomorrow / Bowling Green
  3. Portable Radio – Counting to Three
  4. Various Artists – Silver Discs #3
  5. Various Artists – wiaiwya 7777777 2013
  6. Various Artists – The Moon And Back One Small Step For Global Pop
  7. Various Artists – seven at 77
  8. Various Artists – wiaiwya 7777777
  9. Various Artists – Fuc 2 A Fuctory Sample
  10. Various Artists – wiaiwya-7777777 2015
  11. Various Artists – wiaiwya – 7777777 2014
  12. Various Artists – seven at 77 2018
  13. Various Artists – wiaiwya-7777777 2016
  14. Various Artists – Silver Discs #1
  15. Various Artists – Silver Discs #2
  16. Various Artists – Silver Discs #4
  17. Various Artists – Seven at 77 2019
  18. Various Artists – Singularity
  19. Various Artists – Two-by-four
  20. Various Artists – Constant and True – a tribute to the songs of Rose Melberg
  21. Various Artists – Living High On The Dirty Business Of Dreams – a wiaiwya sampler
  22. Various Artists – It’s The Taking Part That Counts A Global Pop Sportsday
  23. Various Artists – Christmastime, Approximately
  24. Various Artists – 50,000,000 Elves Fans Can’t Be Wrong
  25. Various Artists – 24

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May 25 – Calm

25th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Garage, Indie, May 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Rockabilly, Sunday, Surf, Uncategorized, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

CalmCalm and it’s back to work.  Bus is late which stresses the fuck out of me.  In the end it all worked out was third in with Kat.  A better day but still a shite week.

Music

  1. The Jukeez – Transylvanian Twist
  2. The Jukeez – White Liquor
  3. White Liquor – Shattered Diamonds
  4. Various Artists – Robot Parade Vol. 1
  5. Various Artists – Superstarlet AD Original Soundtrack
  6. The Mourning After – Put On A Smile
  7. The Mourning After – DIT 013 You’re No Good / How Do I Know
  8. The Mourning After – Do Your Thaang (the Weemeenit Sessions)
  9. The Mourning After – The 10th Century
  10. The Mourning After – Dit 057 Introducing The Mourning After
  11. The Mourning After – Tall, Dark & Gruesome
  12. The Mourning After – Can Ya Feel My Pain
  13. The Mourning After – Dit 020 Every Single Day Double EP
  14. The Mourning After – The Mourning After
  15. The Mourning After – Diggin’ Your Own Grave
  16. The Jukeez – More Fuzz !
  17. The Jukeez – Sick
  18. The Jukeez – What’s Wrong
  19. The Jukeez – Dig them crazy cats
  20. MFC Chicken – Bear-size Skeeters
  21. MFC Chicken – Goin’ Chicken Crazy
  22. MFC Chicken – Fast Food and Broken Hearts
  23. MFC Chicken – (Get Outta The) Dj Booth
  24. MFC Chicken – Music For Chicken
  25. MFC Chicken – Lake Bears
  26. MFC Chicken – Solid Gravy!
  27. MFC Chicken – It’s … MFC Chicken Time!

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On the table

18th May – On the table

18th, Beat, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Garage, May 2025, Mod, Music, Photos, Psychedelia, Punk, Sunday, Surf, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

On the tableWell that was an interesting morning, herself goes off on one, I escape to the shop via a coffee which provided me with the shot on the table.  Fail to find the required pasta.  This is not greeted well.  Get on the bike to test my fix (didn’t make much difference, chain still unshipping in any gear other than fifth!).  Go to Aldi.  Still no lasagne.

Music

  1. The Coathangers – Larceny & Old Lace
  2. The Coathangers – The Coathangers
  3. The Coathangers – Scramble
  4. The Coathangers – Nosebleed Weekend
  5. Lisa Beat and The Liars – Sheena Is A Beat Rocker EP
  6. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.5
  7. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.4
  8. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.3
  9. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.2
  10. Various Artists – Chaputa!’s Double Feature Vol.1
  11. The Maggots – Do The Maggot!
  12. The Maggots – Get Hooked!
  13. The Maggots – The (Early) Maggots

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A moment of joy

May 11 – A Moment Of Joy

11th, Date, Days, FMS Photo A Day, Food, Indie, May 2025, Music, Photos, Pop, Psychedelia, Sunday, , , , , , , , , , ,

A moment of joyA moment of joy well that’s a good prompt when the depression kicks in.  Sunday in and it’s a chilled day bit I’m feeling shit.  Swift pint of Mowtown post shift.

Music

  1. The dB’s – I Thought You Wanted To Know: 1978 1981
  2. The dB’s – Revolution Of The Mind
  3. Robyn Hitchcock – The Man Downstairs Demos & Rarities
  4. Robyn Hitchcock – The President (2020 version)
  5. Robyn Hitchcock – Sunday Never Comes / Take Off Your Bandages

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